VOA慢速英语:Charles Taylor Found Guilty of War Crimes in Sierra Leone

1. Human Rights Watch spokeswoman Geraldine Mattioli-Zeitner saidshe was pleased with the ruling.

be pleased with 对...感到满意
例句：I am pleased with you.我对你很满意。

2. He is expected to serve any prison term in Britain.

be expected to 期许
例句：Programmers cannot be expected to make the right choice in this situation. 
在这种情况下，不能指望程序员做出正确的选择。

3. The court heard evidence from ninety-four witnesses for theprosecution and twenty-one witnesses for the defense, includingTaylor himself.

hear from 收到...的信(或电报等)
例句：I haven't heard from him since he telephoned.
自从那次他来电话后,我一直没有收到他的来信

4. He said Taylor has now set an example to other leaders inAfrica and around the world.

set an example to 为……树立榜样
例句：She set an example to us by her conscientious work. 
她积极自觉地工作，给我们作出了榜样。 

5. Such crimes will no longer be accepted by the internationalcommunity, he said.

no longer 不再
例句：He has that prominence no longer. 
他不再拥有那种卓越的地位。